Comment Re:Proposal for a replacement (Score 1) 328
Yes! That is a good plan and I hope to find some time soon to work on it. Maybe we should open up a project on sourceforge. A couple of comments:
* The Lycos approach with the screensaver is very good and I think more people would install a screensaver that a daemon.
* The project should run on all platforms (Linux,BSD, Windows , MacOSX). I don't know how easily this can be done for a screensaver.
* The program does not have to advertise itself as hammering spammer web sites. It be something like this:
ILoveSpam v1.1: This program is intended for spam lovers. It will periodically visit spam sites that the user is interested in and download relevant information, saving it on the user's hard disk.
I believe there are no grounds on any legal action on this program.
As a final comment, this is a war and it is a war with all the meaning of such a word. I'm sure it is not possible to convince everybody that it is a right way of action. However, guessing from the popularity of Lycos screensaver there are a lot of people that agree. Spammers of course will not stay without doing anything and that is something that will create complications. But I believe that this war can be won and sometime soon it is possible to have a spam free interet.
* The Lycos approach with the screensaver is very good and I think more people would install a screensaver that a daemon.
* The project should run on all platforms (Linux,BSD, Windows , MacOSX). I don't know how easily this can be done for a screensaver.
* The program does not have to advertise itself as hammering spammer web sites. It be something like this:
ILoveSpam v1.1: This program is intended for spam lovers. It will periodically visit spam sites that the user is interested in and download relevant information, saving it on the user's hard disk.
I believe there are no grounds on any legal action on this program.
As a final comment, this is a war and it is a war with all the meaning of such a word. I'm sure it is not possible to convince everybody that it is a right way of action. However, guessing from the popularity of Lycos screensaver there are a lot of people that agree. Spammers of course will not stay without doing anything and that is something that will create complications. But I believe that this war can be won and sometime soon it is possible to have a spam free interet.
